Now in its 3rd edition, Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference remains the only easy-to-use handbook that helps advocates

  • decide what to share

  • speak effectively and authentically

  • link passion to goals

  • deliver powerful presentations and great media interviews

Advocates are walked through the LPA Method with accessible tools, exercises, examples and worksheets. Used in conjunction with Living Proof Advocacy workshops, the book provides a source of ongoing inspiration, learning and strategy.

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Smart, well-delivered and timely advice to help advocates tell the most effective stories.
— Kirkus Reviews
Now more than ever, our world needs ordinary people to become master storytellers. This book shows you how.
— Eboo Patel, Founder, Interfaith Youth Core
I have never read a more practical guide to advocacy. This book should be on every library trustee and advocate’s desk.
— Michael Colford, Director of Library Services, Boston Public Library
We understand the world through stories. This book will help you understand why—and how to take advantage of them to make the planet a better place.
— Bill McKibben, Founder, 250.org
If we’re going to make a change, we’re going to have to tell our stories and tell them effectively. This book shows us how.
— Paul Loeb, Author, Soul of a Citizen
A great tool for anyone sharing a story and hoping to move—and motivate—an audience.
— Lee Woodruff, Cofounder, the Bob Woodruff Foundation